| If you’re one of those golfers who take little | | | | together and with your elbows bent at your sides, |
| time in setting up and addressing the ball, if you have | | | | arms in front of you and holding the club in the air. |
| no consistent routine for addressing the ball but still | | | | The club should be perpendicular to the ground with |
| wonder why you don’t have consistent ball | | | | the head in the air. |
| striking, I have one question for you. | | | | 2. Open your feet to shoulder width, make sure the |
| What the heck do you expect?!! | | | | ball is in the proper position in your stance, depending |
| Too many golfers set up haphazardly and wonder | | | | on which club you are going to use. The club head |
| why they hit their irons fat or thin and have no | | | | should still be in the air in front of you. |
| consistency in their ball striking. | | | | 3. Now, without moving the club yet, you want to |
| “If you set up correctly, there’s a good | | | | lock your knees stiff. |
| chance you’ll hit a reasonable shot, even if you | | | | 4. Bend down, lowering the club head behind the ball. |
| make a mediocre swing. If you set up the ball poorly, | | | | Keep your knees straight, bend down from your hips |
| you’ll hit a lousy shot even if you make the | | | | and keep your back, shoulder blades and spine |
| greatest swing in the world.” Jack Nicklaus. | | | | straight. |
| Here are 6 easy steps to take to set up every time | | | | 5. Now you can bend your knees, relaxing them |
| you address the ball in order to get into a consistent | | | | slightly but not too much. Always feel like your leg |
| groove and hit solid shots that the pros use and for | | | | muscles are “engaged”. |
| some reason almost no professional teacher will | | | | 6. Lastly, tilt the upper body to the right so that your |
| teach you while taking your money for lessons. | | | | head is just behind the ball. Guess what? You’re |
| I guess they figure if they teach you enough to get | | | | ready to hit! |
| a little better but not enough to truly get better on | | | | I cannot stress enough how much your game will |
| your own, you’ll have to keep paying them. | | | | improve if you are consistently following this set up |
| OK, here we go. I execute this set-up plan each and | | | | approach. I’ll be blowing the lid off of more |
| every time I get ready to hit the ball. | | | | things the “driving range pro” won’t |
| It may seem time consuming at first but after a few | | | | teach you in future lessons, so keep your eyes |
| times at the driving range or rounds on the course, | | | | peeled! |
| it’ll be second nature. | | | | Until then, thanks for reading. Good luck, good |
| Besides, it takes a heck of a lot less time to set up | | | | hustling. |
| this way than it does to look for your ball in the | | | | Big Freddy Kaboot |
| woods 4-5 times per round! | | | | “As long as there’s been golf, there’s |
| Let’s get started: | | | | been gambling. And where there is gambling, there will |
| 1. Get your feet in position first. Stand the right | | | | be hustling. |
| distance for you away from the ball with your feet | | | | |